Fraternity Vacation (1985)

Director: James FrawleyYear: 1985Cast: Tim Robbins, Evil Ed, that guy from Hamburger…the Motion Picture, the dad from Alf, Marcy D'Arcy, Nick Lassard, Dean Wormer, and Walker Texas Ranger's wench.In attempt to capitalize on the zany 70's and 80's late night comedy craze, James Frowley assembled an ensemble cast of characters in order to enlighten the imagination of every teenage boy in the US. Tim Robbins plays Larry "Mother" Tucker, a frat brother who has taken fledgling nerd Wendell under his wing with the mission of getting him laid per the request of Willie Tanner. I guess it makes sense why Alf was always chasing after that pussy. The movie falls flat on its face many times even though the cast play their all to familiar roles all too well. It is as though Dean Wormer found a new job as police chief after leaving the hallowed halls of Faber College.The premise is simple and rehashed a million times over. Boys go on spring break. Herpes jokes occur. Boys meet the love interest (Sherre J. Wilson). Boys bet on who can bang her first. Nerdy guy goes on dates. No one humps the hot chick until Evil Ed woos here with his sweetness the end. The cast moons the camera. (How come no one moons any more?)This movie contains two of the more flat-chested women in the history of cinema. Wilson and Amanda Bearse could group all four of their hooters together and still would not have enough sweater meat to fill a ketchup packet. What was the deal with women who had 13 year old boy bodies being cast as the lead in the 80's, Kelly McGillis (wink, wink). There is essentially no one here who takes my breath away except for:Kathleen Kinmont's boobs make this movie worthwhile. They are the type of knockers that make a grown man like Celine Dion music. I would wander aimlessly in the desert for 15 years with shoes filled with broken glass just to lick the sweat off her bikini. Wick!All in all, the movie is worth watching if you enjoy the late night comedies and perfect boobs, or you could search Kathleen's yam bags. I leave you with a line from the movie that sums up the the film best:"I guess a blow job in the parking lot is out of the question!"

A nerd (Stephen Geoffrey's) befriends his two frat brothers when his father offers them his condo for a week in beautiful Palm Springs. He also offers other benefits if they can manage to help his son score a girl. There is only one problem. They run into two guys from a rival fraternity and make bets they ultimately wind up regretting. What's with the deceivingly low rating? It's not a great film or anything, but for a time period where sex comedies were coming out left and right, I felt this was actually a fairly amusing film. It has everything I adored about the 80's; sex, boobs, great looking woman, goofy gags, and hilarious characters that want nothing but sex. Nothing took itself all that seriously for the most part and why should it? It knows what it is, and it knows it's target audience. Lighten up guys. I got quite a few laughs from the utterly likable Stephen Geoffreys. He made the perfect underdog in this film as the lovable geek. Many people may know him as Evil Ed from Fright Night, but this performance was a lot of fun as well. I'm not saying it belongs there, just that it was fun. Every sex comedy needs a hero we can empathize with while we embark on a journey with him. Stephen Geoffrey's was the perfect hero. Tim Robbins (Yes. THE Tim Robbins) seemed to be having a blast, and I had fun watching him. I don't think he looks back at this movie fondly, though. Sheree J. Wilson plays the role of the object of every man's desire adequately. Amanda Bearse is fun as the lying, scheming love interest of Geoffrey's, whilst John Vernon is a hoot as the overly protective dad. Final Thoughts: 4.2… Really? It deserves to be at least in the mid 5's guys. I really don't know what people expect when it comes to movies sometimes. What did they honestly think they were gonna see when they pulled the trigger on watching this? It's a fun movie with some goofy laughs, and sometimes that's just what I need.6/10

All I have to say is Kathleen Kinmont and Barbra Crampton's scene is worth the rental alone!!! But anyways, This is a pretty fun and entertaining 80's teen comedy with an all-star cast. Tim Robbins, Stephan Geoffreys (Fright Night), and Cameron Dye (Valley Girl) are three buddies from Ohio State who travel to Palm Springs to spend spring break. There happens to be some rival frat guys there on vacation too. Eventually they make a bet to see which one could get laid first. There are some classic lines and some unexpectedly funny moments. Geoffreys (who went on to do pornography) is yet again playing the weird and bizarre nerd role (much like Fright night). Amanda Bearse his Fright Night co-star even pops up in the film. You get scream queens Crampton (re-animator) and Kinmont(Halloween4) nude together in the same scene and there is some decent t&a through out. Tim Robbins and Cameron Dye are the real leads of the film and both do a great job playing the horny frat guys. John Vernon is great as usual as the hard-nosed Sheriff who hates vacationers.

*Potential Spoiler*(Forgive my spelling) When I first picked up Fraternity Vacation, I thought it would be just another dumb beach movie where all that happens is guys and girls running around drunk and having sex with a few one-line funnies here and there. I was surprised though, that on the contrary, this movie was actually very funny and intellegent. Yes, there was guys and girls drinking and on drugs that wanted sex, but the movie actually had a decent story plot, and a sweet ending when everyone pulls down theirs pants when Wendall's parents walk in. Also, I must say that Stephen Geoffreys who played Wendall in Fraternity Vacation, and Evil Ed in Fright Night is quite adorble. 7.7 out of 10.